Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Ukraine
Ukraine: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) was -0.1743 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Ukraine, 2000–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Ukraine is -0.1743, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 71.3% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Ukraine peaked at -0.0585 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.8419, in 2015.
That places Ukraine 45th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.061 | — |
| 2001 | -0.0585 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2871 | +391.1% |
| 2003 | -0.2618 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | -0.2178 | -16.8% |
| 2005 | -0.573 | +163.1% |
| 2006 | -0.5734 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.5719 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | -0.601 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -0.5347 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | -0.4499 | -15.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7352 | +63.4% |
| 2012 | -0.6769 | -7.9% |
| 2013 | -0.649 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5659 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | -0.8419 | +48.8% |
| 2016 | -0.7838 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | -0.8419 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | -0.7438 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | -0.6076 | -18.3% |
| 2020 | -0.1743 | -71.3% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's -0.1743 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0208, 8.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's -0.1743 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.1454, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -391.1% | -0.0585 | -0.2871 |
| 2005 | -163.1% | -0.2178 | -0.573 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.374 | -0.601 | -0.0585 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6896 | -0.8419 | -0.4499 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1743 | -0.1743 | -0.1743 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Ukraine?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Ukraine was -0.1743 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0585 in 2001.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8419 in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Ukraine ranks 45th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.